Chronic Care Model Associated With Improved Diabetes Care

Main Category: Diabetes
Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice;  Cholesterol
Article Date: 01 Feb 2007 - 6:00 PDT

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Incorporating elements of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in small independent primary care practices can be done with ease and is associated with better intermediate outcomes of diabetes care. This study of 90 clinicians and 886 patients found that clinician-reported use of CCM elements was significantly associated with lower glycosylated hemoglobin levels (the standard measure of the degree of control of diabetes) and ratios of cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Specifically, for every unit increase in clinician-reported CCM use (e.g., from "rarely" to "occasionally"), there was an associated 0.30% reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin values and a 0.17 reduction in the lipid ratio.

Use of Chronic Care Model Elements Is Associated with Higher-Quality Care for Diabetes
By Paul A. Nutting, M.D., M.S.P.H., et al

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